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[SouthernIllinois]

nice ! those durham drawers are what lawson uses, we have a ton of them. Where did you get the crimpers and terminals ?

Thanks.

The crimpers I ordered on eBay - should have bought them from Amazon and saved on shipping.

The crimps / connectors came from Amazon.
They shipped from manufacturer so I am fairly certain they aren't counterfeit.
I'm usually pretty skeptical about ordering brand name stuff from Amazon.

Sherco Auto & Marine Supplies

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[MWEric]

New roll cart. $1200 off because it was on his truck forever. A few dings and it’s dirty. The puller set was underneath the cart. I asked how much?
Anytime I see items on his truck that have obviously been there a while I ask, because those items are the ones that are easiest to haggle with the price.
Anyway, he said half off whatever the price is. I said throw it in

 

[CHI_Tool&Die]

New roll cart. $1200 off because it was on his truck forever. A few dings and it’s dirty. The puller set was underneath the cart. I asked how much?
Anytime I see items on his truck that have obviously been there a while I ask, because those items are the ones that are easiest to haggle with the price.
Anyway, he said half off whatever the price is. I said throw it in

Man, I wish my Snap-on guy had that problem. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a box last more than a month on his truck. The Matco guy has had a box forever and he’s willing to sell it all for 9k but it’s just not my style…or anyone’s to be honest.

 

[Squankum]

nice ! those durham drawers are what lawson uses, we have a ton of them. Where did you get the crimpers and terminals ?

I'm not the OP, but here's an Amazon link for the Thomas and Betts crimpers:

https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Betts-WT111M-Insulated-Terminals/dp/B0018LD2PU/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Have a buddy who worked in a steel mill for a few decades (so far) and he normally prides himself on getting the job done with whatever-quality tools, but he loooooooves his Thomas and Betts crimpers. I did a search for "garagejournal thomas and betts" and found plenty of loyal fans here, too.

 

[SouthernIllinois]

I'm not the OP, but here's an Amazon link for the Thomas and Betts crimpers:

https://www.amazon.com/Thomas-Betts-WT111M-Insulated-Terminals/dp/B0018LD2PU/?tag=atomicindus08-20

Have a buddy who worked in a steel mill for a few decades (so far) and he normally prides himself on getting the job done with whatever-quality tools, but he loooooooves his Thomas and Betts crimpers. I did a search for "garagejournal thomas and betts" and found plenty of loyal fans here, too.

In hindsight, I'd have saved a few bucks if I had bought them from Amazon instead.

Just played around with them a little with some scrap wire and **** connectors - seem very solid. Simple but effective.

 

[rharman]

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I've been looking at those drawer labels on Etsy. I have "Miscellaneous" on my list of names but "Stray & Homeless" hasn't made the cut.... yet!

 

[Qualitytools]

Tajima Convoy Super 12 sealant gun CNV-100SP
Big upgrade from the very basic common ones. I didn't even know this type existed. It's super smooth, rotating barrel, and auto retracts a little on releasing the trigger to prevent excess flow. There's a built-in puncture pin for cartridge seals. The leverage ratio is 12:1, suitable for normal sealants, other ratios and sizes are available. The red is a bit blingy.


Tajima multi function (decorator's) scraper SCR-M75
Very sturdy and solid core through to the striking cap.


Knipex TwinGrip 200mm (82 02 200)
I'd been putting off getting these for ages as I thought linesman and Cobra had me covered, but recently did a few things where they'd have come in handy. New style comfort grips, only real benefit is the pluggable Knipextend end chips for tethering or colour coding. I still would like to see a version without the screw grabbing tip, but for what it is, it makes a huge difference for gripping/twisting cylindrical things head on.


Stahlwille wire brush, narrow 12377
Brass coated. Made in Italy, similar version with different handle available branded Beta.

I take it the Tajima is made in Japan? Thanks for sharing.

 

[Qualitytools]

Some tools I got recently. I know it doesn't make sense but I'm a sucker for the limited edition stuff. Biltema combination wrenches 5.5 - 19mm, Biltema is like the Swedish Craftsman and I think they sell mostly in Sweden and Finland. Someone on YouTube said these are a copy of old Bahco wrenches but I don't know, they have a 10 year warranty and are cheap.

Welcome to GJ, thanks for sharing.

 

[mreisner]

New roll cart. $1200 off because it was on his truck forever. A few dings and it’s dirty. The puller set was underneath the cart. I asked how much?
Anytime I see items on his truck that have obviously been there a while I ask, because those items are the ones that are easiest to haggle with the price.
Anyway, he said half off whatever the price is. I said throw it in

Those are great pullers.

 

[willf650]

Saw these leads posted on YouTube and thought they were worth a shot although I technically didn't need them as I have 2 spare sets in my truck.

After getting a set and seeing them in person I ordered another 2 pack and a set of gator clips for them.

For you guys working on cars you probably don't worry about shielding your probe tips. I had a bad day on a 20hp vfd reading the frequency on the output and my probes crossed the streams. Almost took my eyebrows off and I had to replace all the lugs and clean off the carbon tracing. Luckily the drive survived to live another day but I tripped a 250 amp breaker in the process.






These leads have a permanently attached shroud that goes in and out by twisting the lead handles.




All my leads start out with clip on shrouds but it doesn't take long for them to wind up MIA. These permanent shrouds are awesome.

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

I take it the Tajima is made in Japan?

No mention of any country on the attached tag. Some websites say it is, but they might just be assuming.

Haus of Tools seems to be a good source for COO. They often have a COO field in the specification of a product, you can filter by COO, and they have category pages for each country just like they do for types of tools. They say most the Tajima guns are made in China - filtered results. The filter counts on the Tajima brand page shows that almost all the products for sale there are made in China.

There are many alternatives on Amazon for between half and 1.5x the price, all with many thousands of positive reviews. Tajima does design and innovate its own products, and I got my money's worth, so I'm fine with the upper middle price I paid.

 

[MattV]

There was a bit of a sale on Channellock at Canadian tire. The crimper wasn't discounted much, but I wanted it anyways. The water pump pliers were on clearance and pretty cheap. I'm not sure I'm the biggest fan of this style, but what the hell.

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

a nice one doesn't really cost that much

I have this one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00DZOXEH4?tag=atomicindus08-20

Link goes to a $300 cordless gun!

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

I like them with undersize(d) tools like 150 side cutters for sure.

I do the opposite, all my sub-160 (140/145/150) tools are plastic coated because I have them as compact tools for non demanding tasks. Larger ones comfort grip where available.

 

[Nocturnal]

I received a few more today. The two on the outsides look the same, but one is a zip tie removal tool. I lost my diag cutters so I bought another one.

 

[LCE]

Still plugging away at getting my electric drawer squared away.

Today I added a Milwaukee M13 soldering iron.
Home Depot deal, came with a “free” 2.0 battery.

I love mine. I use it everyday all day at work...but make sure you have some backup thermal fuses for it because you will need to replace one eventually.
I have replaced 2 so far. Easy replacment.
I actually just bought another one for at home.

 

[assassin10000]

These showed up the other day.

 

[pfbz]

Picked up the Matco 17mm wrench for my Astro 3/8" Nano sockets... Locks in perfectly. Seemingly identical to the Astro version (78318) except of course for the reversing lever. Can't imagine that they don't come out of the same factory.

More than a bit annoying that it is triple the price of the Astro.

 

[Low Definition]

Picked up the Matco 17mm wrench for my Astro 3/8" Nano sockets... Locks in perfectly. Seemingly identical to the Astro version (78318) except of course for the reversing lever. Can't imagine that they don't come out of the same factory.

More than a bit annoying that it is triple the price of the Astro.

Hmm, you just gave me an idea!

Astro wrench from jbtools:

https://www.jbtools.com/astro-long-flex-head-nano-socket-ratchet-wrench-extra-large-grey-78318/?wi=off

Matco head from eBay:

Pardon Our Interruption...

 

[66HertzClone]

Thanks.

The crimpers I ordered on eBay - should have bought them from Amazon and saved on shipping.

The crimps / connectors came from Amazon.
They shipped from manufacturer so I am fairly certain they aren't counterfeit.
I'm usually pretty skeptical about ordering brand name stuff from Amazon.

Sherco Auto & Marine Supplies

Sherco Auto and Marine Supply has been a dependable vendor of Automotive Parts & Accessories, Electrical Wiring Supplies, Tire Supplies, Oil Drain Plugs & Gaskets, and Shop Supplies for over 30 years. We carry a full line of American Made Connectors, Terminals, Heat Shrink Products, Cable Zip...

www.amazon.com

I've bought a lot of terminals and heat shrink tubing from Sherco over the years, the quality of everything has been top notch.

 

[Squankum]

I received a few more today. The two on the outsides look the same, but one is a zip tie removal tool. I lost my diag cutters so I bought another one.

On the left and right outside positions I see two 180mm pliers wrenches, one with a tether. What makes one of these a zip tie remover?

(Until I got into Knipex pliers and started seeing all of the tether attachments, then started noticing that option on other European tools, I started to wonder of maybe regulators over there are trying to reduce the number of injuries from falling tools, and if I live in a country where tools rain from the sky.)

 

[YesIHaveAHammer]

On the left and right outside positions I see two 180mm pliers wrenches, one with a tether. What makes one of these a zip tie remover?

I had thought the shorter middle one might be the 86 05 150 S02 for tightening them.

 

[decableguy2000]

Hmm, you just gave me an idea!

Astro wrench from jbtools:

https://www.jbtools.com/astro-long-flex-head-nano-socket-ratchet-wrench-extra-large-grey-78318/?wi=off

Matco head from eBay:

Pardon Our Interruption...

Funny you mention this. I went there looking for the Matco ratchet shortly after seeing his post. I have a couple of those kits coming in a few days now. Already have the Astro ratchet.

 

[Nocturnal]

I had thought the shorter middle one might be the 86 05 150 S02 for tightening them.

This is the one. There’s that grip in the jaws.

 

[lu787a]

Finally bit the bullet and made a decision on packout type storage to organize. Looked at all the offerings and went with Systainer. I need it to be portable and breakdown. However I'm not packing these things in a truck or van daily, so I didn't need the weight or sturdiness of packout, stacktech and the like. These things are pretty light when empty.

There have been some recent price drops from Festool, so I went with their version of the Systainer rather than the Tanos version. They are cheaper, have more free dividers, and ship free from numerous vendors versus the Tanos version. I also like the green in the drawer handle, which the Tanos does not have.

 

[Steve_P]

Link goes to a $300 cordless gun!

Strange. When I click it, it goes to what I intended:

Albion Engineering Company B12 B-Line Manual Cartridge Caulking Gun, 1/10 Gallon (10 oz), 12:1 Drive​

 

[Steve_P]

Hmm, you just gave me an idea!

Astro wrench from jbtools:

https://www.jbtools.com/astro-long-flex-head-nano-socket-ratchet-wrench-extra-large-grey-78318/?wi=off

Matco head from eBay:

Pardon Our Interruption...

Those don't exactly look interchangeable unless something is really off in the angle that the picture was taken.

 

[Monte]

Oetiker hose clamp pliers

 

[pfbz]

Hmm, you just gave me an idea!

Astro wrench from jbtools:

https://www.jbtools.com/astro-long-flex-head-nano-socket-ratchet-wrench-extra-large-grey-78318/?wi=off

Matco head from eBay:

Pardon Our Interruption...

I wonder if that would work... I haven't calipered out the heads. They are close, but in swivels, tiny differences matter.

I had no idea the Matco heads were available separately!

 

[NightSky]

Some total duds:

SunJoe corded leaf mulcher. Ran for less than an hour before an impeller cracked in half and blew out the housing. They refunded it pretty quickly, but I actually do need one of these. So if you have a recommendation for a different brand, I'm listening.

I haven't seen a response yet, so I'll suggest looking at the Worx corded WG430. I've had it for two seasons so far and have been satisfied with the results on wet and dry leaves. No problems so far. I don't have a lot to deal with annually, only the equivalent of about three or four 33 gallon well stuffed trash cans of leaves. I use the leaves for mulch and find that they need to be shredded twice to get to a suitable level of fineness. It uses a pair of line trimmer type plastic lines; because of this, it can't deal with much more than leaves.

On sale for 25% off list at Worx and Amazon.

 

[moemc]

Oetiker hose clamp pliers

Oh cool. I haven’t seen these. I use oetiker clamps daily for years. Knipex sells pliers for them. Before I even knew about Knipex, it was what showed up when I ordered a tool for it from McMaster. This compound action one looks cool. I have a feeling that it won’t fit in some of the tighter areas I use oetikers, but I think I’ll have to get this anyway.

 

[Nocturnal]

I take it the Tajima is made in Japan? Thanks for sharing.

I believe someone mentioned it's made in China.

 

[Squankum]

This is the one. There’s that grip in the jaws.

Ahhhh! Neat. Some grip but not the dig-and-tear-I-defeat-all! teeth of a Cobra.

 

[LanceMc]

Thanks! I guess I have a new favorite wrench!

That logo was used on their highest quality Aerospace line. Best tools Armstrong ever made IMO. Nice find.

 

[Car hobby]

I haven't seen a response yet, so I'll suggest looking at the Worx corded WG430. I've had it for two seasons so far and have been satisfied with the results on wet and dry leaves. No problems so far. I don't have a lot to deal with annually, only the equivalent of about three or four 33 gallon well stuffed trash cans of leaves. I use the leaves for mulch and find that they need to be shredded twice to get to a suitable level of fineness. It uses a pair of line trimmer type plastic lines; because of this, it can't deal with much more than leaves.

On sale for 25% off list at Worx and Amazon.

I've had the Worx mulcher for 3 seasons. I purchased it off Craigslists pretty cheap. It has worked well for me. I end up with about 10 40 gallon bags of shredded leaves per season.

 

[lund]

I think the point of the cheap magnetizer/demagnetizers, is that they eliminate the majority of the magnetic field, , such as screwdrivers accidentally picking up bolts, which can be annoying in some instances, and they do help with picking up fine rust and other small magnetic particulate, even if the complete magnetic field isn’t eliminated.
Better information about the limitations on the packaging would be good, even if most buyers never bother reading the packaging.

A best case on a cheap magnetizer/demagnetizer made of static permanent magnets would be for a specific size driver (not larger or smaller) of a specific material that you could reduce the amplitude significant if inserted it very consistently. They cannot work very generally due to the material properties of the material inserted (alloy of steel) and the nature of the field. I don't think the packaging on those type of things clearly lay out the limitations -- if they even make any attempt to do so. I know this from some years back due to my father wanting advice on screwdriver type demagnetizers that he was trying that were not working. That was some years back.

In principle, pulsed devices like this could work (I did not try the model linked and it seems no longer available via Amazon ... but was an easy to find link):

Demagnetizer/Magnetizer | DEM-345.00: Jewelry Making Tools: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

Demagnetizer/Magnetizer | DEM-345.00: Jewelry Making Tools: Amazon.com: Industrial & Scientific

www.amazon.com

 

[gilbo]

Thanks to BroncoAz and Wire. I was able to grab these for $11 at HD.

 

[four.cycle]

Oetiker hose clamp pliers

^ Is that "low profile" clamp being used on OEM applications?
If so, which vehicles are using that style clamp as OE?

 

[tamaraw]

^ Is that "low profile" clamp being used on OEM applications?
If so, which vehicles are using that style clamp as OE?

Toyota uses a similar type for the big end of their steering rack boots. (Small end is typically a constant pressure spring clamp.)

 

[Beerhippie]

^ Is that "low profile" clamp being used on OEM applications?
If so, which vehicles are using that style clamp as OE?

They're just Oetiker clamps--used in a lot of applications--CVJ boots being one. I use them for fuel lines and such in the rig and a metric **** ton of things around the brewery. The only drawback is that they need to be cut off to replace--which can be a clearance problem in a tight engine bay.